Chautauqua Apiary

In the bee yard, first 75 queens are in the mating nucs and bee action after a couple of cold day are amazing.

First round of queens in the incubator, bees are filling up the boxes, time to start splitting them up. Going to set up 280 mating nucs, by then I’ll be ready to start getting nucs ready. Timing should be right on for later in May to start filling early orders.

This weather is crazy, time to feed the bees. Syrup and second round of pollen patties going on. Going to be a great year. Hope it stays good, we can be a month ahead?

Started to add some winter feed and pollen to my 5 & 10 frame colonies. Just getting started but the bees are looking great. Only lost 1 colony in the first yard so far. Going to be a great year! Oh and got the smoker going for the first time this year

5 over 5 seem to come through winter great.